Galveston County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman

George Washington, Galveston County, Texas, 1868

George Washington registered to vote in Galveston County on January 27, 1868. He reported Texas as his birthplace and 22 years in Texas. The registrar wrote "Colored" beside his name. Galveston County registered 1,179 freedmen in 1867, 39% of its voters.

Map of the United States in 1870 with Texas marked
Born in Texas, registered in Galveston County
Texas
Birthplace
22 years
In Texas

What the register records

From about 1846 to 1870

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In Galveston County

George Washington

Texas

The register entry, column by column

Name
George Washington
Place of birth
Texas
County of registration
Galveston County
Precinct
1
Registered
January 27, 1868
Years in Texas
22 years
Remarks, as written
"Colored"
Map of Texas counties in 1870 with Galveston County highlighted
Galveston County on the 1870 county map

Other freedmen named Washington in Galveston County

Washingtons elsewhere in Texas

All 262 freedmen named Washington in Texas

Sources

This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 45 of the Galveston County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.

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